How to Plan a High School Reunion

Do you love planning parties, especially ones designed to reunite your high school class? Planning a reunion has never been easier, mainly because the internet has made locating former classmates much easier. Whether you are approaching your five year reunion or your 35, it is never too early to start making preparations. This guide will provide you tips on how to plan a high school reunion.

Do you love catching up with old friends from high school, especially the ones you haven't seen in years? Have you ever wondered what happened to some of your classmates that you only knew in passing? If you want to find out if the shyest guy in school grew up to become a politician or if the head cheerleader hung up her pom poms for law books, then you might want to consider setting up a high school reunion committee. This guide will provide you with information on how to plan a high school reunion.

• The first step in planning a reunion is setting up a reunion committee, which should contain about eight to ten people that are still living in town. The committee should also be:

1. Formed about nine months prior to the actual reunion
2. Diverse. Include some classmates that were involved in the band, others that were into sports, class officers, etc.

• Once the committee has been formed, you should appoint a leader and begin delegating duties to the various members. Someone should be in charge of:

1. Securing a location for the reunion
2. Planning reunion related activities
3. Decorations and entertainment
4. Locating classmates
5. Registration, name tags, etc.
6. The budget

• When determining a reunion budget, you will need to take into account the costs of the entire reunion, including the location, food, entertainment, decorations, etc. This is how you will decide what to charge reunion attendees.

• Once you have established your reunion committee and determined a budget, you should have a pretty good idea of where you stand as far as time, duties and finances are concerned. If you were part of a large graduating class and are starting to feel overwhelmed, you may want to consider hiring a professional planner. One of the main benefits of having a planner is that your committee will get to take all the credit, but not have to go through all the planning hassles. Reunion planners provide:

1. A single contact point for all reunion related information
2. Experience in event planning
3. Expertise in locating former classmates

Locating your former classmates is much easier now than it was in previous years, mainly due to the internet and the various reunion related websites, as well as social networking sites. You can start finding your classmates by:

1. Contacting the high school for information
2. Go to reunion related websites such as Classmates.com
3. Check with local alumni for names and addresses of former classmates
4. Go to social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook

• The sooner you find and secure a location, the better. Some venues you might consider looking into include:

1. Hotels
2. Restaurants
3. Local meeting rooms
4. Banquet or catering halls
5. Boats or yachts
6. Area parks

• Your budget will determine how extensive your entertainment, but some ideas include:

1. Band
2. Comedians
3. Celebrity impersonators
4. Fortune tellers

• If you've been wondering what happened to some of your high school classmates, then why not plan a high school reunion? The internet has made tracking people down and promoting reunions much easier, so why not take advantage and start planning yours today?

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